Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Writing, like most endeavors and systems, has a hierarchy. There is a trade-off between resources spent and quality.

I have a writing hierarchy. It has something to do with a trade-off of time and quality. My hierarchy is basically:

1. jot on a napkin
2. note in my journal
3. my daybook
4. blog posts
5. paid posts and articles
6. books

Posts like this one are given to the world at no cost. I hope they generate interest in paid writing, but most of the time they don’t.

Paid writing is rare these days. Nevertheless, I spend more thought, time, and effort on those.